Leave Me In Your Fantasy Poem

Leave me in your fantasy 

(1/25/2020)

If you see my body 

As something new and exciting, exotic even.

‘...oooh I want to try a black girl,’

Then leave me in your fantasy.

If you prefer black features 

On white bodies 

And do not see the deep 

Racism in this,

Then leave me in your fantasy.

If you say you love black 

Bodies,

Say you love My body.

But have no intention on 

Fighting against the systems 

That are killing our bodies,

Dehumanizing my body.

Then leave me in your fantasy.

If you celebrate black girl magic,

But black girl pain means nothing to you,

OR

If you believe my role

Is to sideline my dreams

In the pursuit of yours,

Then leave me in your fantasy. 

And If you can not come to terms 

With the privileges you hold 

Because of sexism and patriarchy,

Yes, in spite of our shared oppression,

Due of racism and white supremacy,

Then leave me in your fantasy.

Yet, if you do not fear complexity,

are in tune with your own vulnerability,

and give a damn about my humanity,

Then I welcome you into my fantasy.

-\Jolie Brownell